Barcelona’s Andres Iniesta: We’ll shake off Chelsea injustice

Andres Iniesta has ordered Barcelona not to wallow in their ‘unjust’ defeat at Chelsea if they are to stay on course for a clean sweep of silverware this season.

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta has encouraged his team to keep their chin up following their defeat against Chelsea (Picture: Getty)

The Blues proved Barca’s nemesis once again, winning 1-0 in the Champions League semi-final first leg at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night.

That was despite the visitors dominating the game, leading Barca midfielder Iniesta and even the club’s own website to lament what they perceived as an ‘injustice’ and substitute Pedro to say: ‘We looked like fools when they scored’.

But Barca – who had won 11 successive matches prior to Wednesday – only had themselves to blame after wasting a glut of chances to score.

‘That is the only thing that leaves a bad taste in the mouth ,’ Iniesta said.

‘We generated enough chances to have won the game. But we can’t feel sorry for ourselves – what we have to do now is think about the games that lie ahead.’

The first of those games is tomorrow’s potential Primera Liga title decider against Real Madrid, who lead Pep Guardiola’s men by four points at the top of the table.

That is followed by Tuesday’s return leg against Chelsea – a four-day period that will determine whether the Club World Cup, Uefa Super Cup and Spanish Super Cup winners are still on target to triumph in every competition they have entered this season.

However, becoming the first ever club to retain the Champions League crown is still the No.1 goal.

Chelsea’s ultra-defensive tactics split opinion but Iniesta had no problem with that type of approach.

‘They have to try to take advantage of their strong points and that is fine,’ he said.

‘They have to do what they think is in their interest, playing to their strengths. We do the same thing.’